Wayne Maxner
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1942–2023)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| image_size = 180px
| position = Left Wing
| played_for = Boston Bruins
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 170
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1942|9|27}}
| birth_place = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2023|7|27|1942|9|27}}
| death_place = Clinton, Ontario, Canada
| career_start = 1963
| career_end = 1973
}}
Wayne Douglas Maxner (September 27, 1942 – July 27, 2023) was a Canadian ice hockey player for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1960s.
Career
Maxner led the Ontario Hockey Association junior A league in scoring in 1962–63 as a member of the Niagara Falls Flyers and won the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy as league MVP.{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13570 |title=Wayne Maxner player profile |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |accessdate=2010-01-26}} He played 54 games for the Bruins in 1964–65, and eight more the following season. He bounced around the American, Western, and Eastern Hockey Leagues until retiring in 1973. In 62 NHL games, Maxner scored eight goals and nine assists. His first NHL goal occurred on December 5, 1964 in Boston's 3-3 tie versus the New York Rangers at Boston Garden. He recorded 48 penalties in minutes.
Following his retirement as a player, Maxner served as the head coach of several teams, primarily the Windsor Spitfires and London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. He briefly coached the Detroit Red Wings for parts of two seasons between 1980 and 1982, finishing with an NHL record of 129 games coached and a 34–68–27 record.{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=3476 |title=Wayne Maxner profile |publisher=The Internet Hockey Database |accessdate=2010-01-25}}
Death
Wayne Maxner died on July 27, 2023, at the age of 80.[https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/windsor-spitfires-mourn-the-loss-of-former-gm-coach-wayne-maxner/n-5994628 Windsor Spitfires Mourn the Loss of Former GM/Coach Wayne Maxner]
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1959–60
| WOJHL | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1959–60 | OHA | — | — | — | — | —
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960–61
| Barrie Colts | WOJHL | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1961–62 | OHA | 28 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 38
| 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| 1962–63
| Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA | 50 | 32 | 62 | 94 | 48
| 7 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 |
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| 1962–63 | Niagara Falls Flyers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | —
| 16 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 4 |
| 1963–64
| CPHL | 70 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 44
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1964–65 | NHL | 54 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 42
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964–65
| Minneapolis Bruins | CPHL | 16 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 20
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1965–66 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965–66
| WHL | 60 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 50
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1966–67 | California Seals | WHL | 67 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 54
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967–68
| AHL | 54 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 16
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| 1969–70 | EHL | 64 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 30
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970–71
| AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1970–71 | Long Island Ducks | EHL | 64 | 44 | 43 | 87 | 12
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971–72
| NSHL | 36 | 52 | 59 | 111 | 10
| 8 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1972–73 | NED | 10 | 21 | 19 | 40 | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972–73
| Long Island Ducks | EHL | 35 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1972–73 | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | EHL totals ! 163 !! 104 !! 123 !! 227 !! 44 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — | ||||||||
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 62 !! 8 !! 9 !! 17 !! 48 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
NHL coaching record
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| rowspan="2"|Team | rowspan="2"|Year | colspan="6"|Regular season | colspan="1"|Post season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | Result |
| Detroit Red Wings||1980-81
|60||16||29||15||(56)||5th in Norris||Missed playoffs | ||||||
| Detroit Red Wings||1981-82
|69||18||39||12||(54)||6th in Norris||Missed playoffs | ||||||
| colspan="2"|Total ||129||34||66||27 |
References
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{{succession box | before = Ted Lindsay | title = Head coach of the Detroit Red Wings | years = 1980–82 | after = Billy Dea}}
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